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Meaning of WERNICKE'S ENCEPHALOPATHY

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism
 
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 See Also: brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Wernicke's encephalopathy is characterized by confusion, truncal ataxia, and nystagmus. It is due to advanced thiamine deficiency and often presents with Korsakoff's syndrome to form the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
 
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